SEALS, Special Ops among 11 dead in "Blackhawk down" crash in Afghanistan today.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/08/ap-nato-helo-crash-kills-11-081612/ SEALS, soldiers among dead in crash Taliban says it shot down Black Hawk; 7 U.S., 4 Afghans dead By Heidi Vogt and Kay Johnson - The Associated Press Posted : Thursday Aug 16, 2012 14:57:22 EDT KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American troops and four Afghans died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, the NATO military coalition said. The Taliban claimed their fighters shot down the aircraft. The crash marked another deadly day for the U.S. in Afghanistan, less than a week after six American service members were gunned down , apparently by two members of the Afghan security forces they were training to take over the fight against the insurgency as international combat troops prepare to exit the country by the end of 2014. The spike in American deaths and attacks by Afghan al...